Installation guide

/usr/sbin/register-ds-admin.pl

IMPORTANT

Running register-ds-admin creates a default instance of the Administration

Server and Configuration Directory Server if they do not already exist, then

registers any existing Directory Servers with the Configuration Directory Server.

3. Silent Setup

Silent setup uses a file to predefine all the Directory Server configuration parameters that are

normally supplied interactively with the setup program. The silent functionality allows you to

script the setup of multiple instances of Directory Server.

3.1. Silent Setup for Directory Server and Administration Server

Silent setup is useful at sites where many server instances must be created, especially for

heavily replicated sites that will create a large number of consumer servers. Silent setup uses

the same scripts that are used to create instances of Directory Server and Administration

Server, with a special option signaling that the script is to be run silently. Silent mode requires

referencing a setup parameter file (-s -f setup.inf) or setting Directory Server parameters

on the command line.

To run a silent setup of both the Directory Server and Administration Server, do the following:

1. Install the Directory Server packages.

2. Make the setup .inf file. It must specify the following directives:

[General]

FullMachineName= dir.example.com

SuiteSpotUserID= nobody

SuiteSpotGroup= nobody

AdminDomain= example.com

ConfigDirectoryAdminID= admin

ConfigDirectoryAdminPwd= admin

ConfigDirectoryLdapURL= ldap://dir.example.com:389/o=NetscapeRoot

[slapd]

SlapdConfigForMC= Yes

UseExistingMC= No

ServerPort= 389

ServerIdentifier= dir

Suffix= dc=example,dc=com

RootDN= cn=Directory Manager

Chapter 6. Advanced Setup and Configuration